vetchý
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech vetchý, from Proto-Slavic *vetъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛtxiː]
- Hyphenation: vet‧chý
Adjective
vetchý (comparative vetšejší, superlative nejvetšejší)
- decrepit
- Synonyms: opotřebovaný, zchátralý, obnošený, ošumělý, sešlý
- Válka jest soudce, který rozdílí vítězství tomu, kdo je silen, a smrt tomu, kdo je sláb a kdo je vetchý.
- The war is a judge, who distributes victory among the one who is strong and death among the one who is weak and decrepit.
Declension
Declension of vetchý
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetchý | vetchá | vetché | |
| genitive | vetchého | vetché | vetchého | |
| dative | vetchému | vetché | vetchému | |
| accusative | vetchého | vetchý | vetchou | vetché |
| vocative | vetchý | vetchá | vetché | |
| locative | vetchém | vetché | vetchém | |
| instrumental | vetchým | vetchou | vetchým | |
| plural | ||||
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetší | vetché | vetchá | |
| genitive | vetchých | |||
| dative | vetchým | |||
| accusative | vetché | vetchá | ||
| vocative | vetší | vetché | vetchá | |
| locative | vetchých | |||
| instrumental | vetchými | |||
Further reading
- vetchý in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vetchý in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vetchý in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vetъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.
Adjective
vetchý
- old, ancient
Declension
Declension
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetchý | vetchá | vetché |
| genitive | vetchého, vetchéh | vetché, vetšiej, vetchéj | vetchého, vetchéh |
| dative | vetchému, vetchém | vetšiej, vetchéj, vetché | vetchému, vetchém |
| accusative | vetchý, vetchého | vetchú (vetchou) | vetché |
| locative | vetšiem, vetchém, vetchým | vetšiej, vetchéj, vetché | vetšiem, vetchém, vetchým |
| instrumental | vetchým | vetchú (vetchou) | vetchým |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetchá | vetšiej, vetšie, vetchéj | |
| genitive | vetchú (vetchou) | ||
| dative | vetchýma | ||
| accusative | vetchá | vetšiej, vetšie, vetchéj | |
| locative | vetchú (vetchou) | ||
| instrumental | vetchýma | ||
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetší, vetché | vetché | vetchá |
| genitive | vetchých | ||
| dative | vetchým | ||
| accusative | vetché | vetchá | |
| locative | vetchých | ||
| instrumental | vetchými | ||
Descendants
- Czech: vetchý
Further reading
- “vetchý”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vetъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvetxiː]
- Homophone: vetchí
Adjective
vetchý (comparative vetchejší, superlative najvetchejší)
- decrepit
Declension
Declension of vetchý
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetchý | vetchá | vetché | |
| genitive | vetchého | vetchej | vetchého | |
| dative | vetchému | vetchej | vetchému | |
| accusative | vetchého | vetchý | vetchú | vetché |
| locative | vetchom | vetchej | vetchom | |
| instrumental | vetchým | vetchou | vetchým | |
| plural | ||||
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | vetchí | vetché | ||
| genitive | vetchých | |||
| dative | vetchým | |||
| accusative | vetchých | vetché | ||
| locative | vetchých | |||
| instrumental | vetchými | |||
Derived terms
- vetcho
- vetchosť
Further reading
- vetchý in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk